won't hurt anything. If it's cold (In 30's or below) just let the glow plugs warm for a little longer before you try to start it. I have had to cycle them twice when its real cold and it can't be plug in, I let it warm up a little befor I drive.

found this on another site:
"On my 96 PSD, the line for the block heater was kind of folded up and held together with one of those nylon straps that you use to hold bundles of wire together. It was shoved somewhere (as I recall) along side the left (driver's) side between the radiator and the battery. I had a hell of a time getting a tool into that little area to cut the nylon strap. One nice thing is that there was a plug cover on it to protect the bare prongs of the plug from weather or damage."

Our block heaters draw a lot of juice. I highly suggest using a timer. Lowes has nice programmable ones for under $20. Anything over 3 hours and you are just waisting $$. Also a properly working GP system should start the truck well below zero. I have heard numbers of 20 below from some of our Northern PSD owners. Although I usually will plug mine in when the temps drop into the 20's. I also recommend doing the Marinco mod, it sure makes plugging in the truck easier. I think there are pics of mine in my sig.
Take Care

NCH
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